Tag: Chicago Afrobeat Project

The Celebrate Clark Street World Music Festival is acclaimed by the Chicago Reader for its eclectic lineup of world music, curated by Sound Culture Center for Global Arts. The festival reflects the unique diversity in Rogers Park by presenting music from all four corners of the world encouraging audiences to dance and experience local, national…

Tony Oladipo Allen is a Nigerian drummer, composer and songwriter who currently lives and works in Paris. His career and life story have been documented in his 2013 autobiography Tony Allen: Master Drummer of Afrobeat, co-written with author/musician Michael E. Veal who previously wrote a comprehensive biography of Fela Kuti. As drummer and musical director…

At City of Beats, four Chicago bands sworn to teasing the city’s craving for dance and music will intersect for a night of end-to-end music. All four bands—Chicago Afrobeat Project, Ayodele, Genome, and Obisoulstar, — are tied by their world music and funk influences, all crafting beats specially made to make bodies move. It’s 6 hours of non-stop music, so expect to find your inner dancer-thon by…